Ashland Driver Narrowly Misses Track Record at Great Jones Fair
Ashland owner driver R McKinsey of LaCrosse Wis came within 45 seconds of tying the track record in the free-for-all pace at the 102nd Great Jones County fair on Wednesday. The same event’s first heat saw McKinsey’s horse win, while Adeline Makin driven by Tom Eden won the first heat of the free-for-all trot on Thursday with Eden also placing in the second heat.
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Ashland
R. McKinsey
LaCrosse
Wis
Jones County Fair
McKinsey
Adeline Makin
Tom Eden
Monticello
F. Eaton
Delmar
Town
Eden
Carl Hein
Iowana
War Spy
Peté Miller
Chesker
J. Heflin
Silvis
Chief Wayne
W. Brimmer
Eldon
Iowa
Mr. Music
G. Hammond
Bloomington
Monticello Opens New Grid Season
Monticello starts its 1955 football campaign with early practices attended by 25 to 30 players under coach Harold Shugart. He notes needed conditioning and schedules scrimmages, with an opening home game on September 9 against Mt. Vernon. Season tickets are $2 and on sale at local stores, from players, or at the high school.
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Monticello
Harold Shugart
Shugart
Mt. Vernon
Gale
McNeill Hardware
Gamblestore
Ace Hardware
Monticello Express
Maquoketa Trots In Free-For-All Heat Details
Runners Adeline Makin Gene Astra and Guy in Front headline a free-for-all trot with times of 2 14 and 2 134/75. Adeline Makin placed first while others like Gene Astra Hermes Abbey and Harvere Siskiyou are listed with corresponding placements and drivers from Delmar Cedar Rapids Lineville and Dodgeville.
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Adeline Makin
F. Eaton
Delmar
Iowa
Gene Astra
W. Briney
Cedar Cedar Rapids
Guy In Front
R. Doggett
Lineville
Apache Worthy
C. Martin
Denison
Hermes Abbey
P. Krier
Platteville
Wis
Harvere Siskiyou
J. Perrin
Dodgeville
Morley High Names H Arnold as Coach
H J Arnold an Iowa Wesleyan graduate from Washington has been named Morley high school coach. He played football basketball baseball and boxing at Iowa Wesleyan and coached a year at Riverside. He will coach baseball and basketball and teach social science at Morley. He succeeds Clayton N Ridout who resigned to become superintendent of schools at Wyoming. Ridout served Morley six years.
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Morley
Iowa Wesleyan
Harry J. Arnold
Washington
Arnold
Riverside
Washingon High School
Clayton N. Ridout
Wyoming
Ridout
Waterbury Flood Rescuer Francis Locher Recovers
Francis Locher of Waterbury Connecticut son of Mr and Mrs Frank Locher Monticello was saved from flood waters. He describes being on duty at a hardware store when flood water reached the first floor, he escaped by roof and rowboat and notes martial law and water scarcity as bodies are found.
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Francis Locher
Waterbury
Conn
Frank Locher
Monticello
O.K
Francis
Rural Fire Truck Group To Meet Here Saturday
The Monticello Rural Fire Truck association will hold its annual membership meeting on Saturday September 3 at 1 30 p m in the community building according to secretary E W Brashaw.
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Monticello
Coggon Man Wins 1955 Ford Fairlane at Fair
Coggon resident C W Smith won a 1955 Ford Fairlane sedan at the Jones County fair on Wednesday night.
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C. W. Smith
Jones County Fair
Bowling Alleys Set to Open September First
Bowlmore alleys in Monticello will open Thursday September 1 under Ed Scherrer owner operator. Open bowling starts that date with league play to begin mid September. Men and women teams are forming and interested bowlers may contact Scherrer to be connected with league captains for the 1955 56 season.
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Bowlmore
Monticello
Ed Scherrer
Scherrer
Cubs Register Wins in Fair Games at Monticello
Monticello Cubs beat Cascade 8-4 on Thursday and Anamosa 8-4 on Friday at the Jones County fair. Ron Egger hit a grand slam for Monticello in the sixth against Anamosa, while Jake Tritle added multiple hits against Cascade. The day’s other results included Anamosa Little League edging Monticello 11-10, Dyersville routing Worthington 13-3, and Clarence shutting out Ryan 5-0.
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Monticello
Cubs
Cascade
Anamosa
Dyersville
Worthington
Clarence
Ryan
Ron Egger
Jake Tritle
Egger
Tritle
Schmidt
Behn
Nieters
Wright
Switzer
May
Northrup
RH Cascade
Nora
Hay
Emerson
Schmidt and Hines
Meeks
Wagner
Jones-Dubuque Combine Wins Tug-of-War Test
The Jones-Dubuque county tug-of-war team defeated the Jackson-Clinton county squad with two straight pulls at the Great Jones County fair on Thursday.
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Jones-Dubuque
Jones-Dubuque County
Jackson-Clinton
Jones County
Girls 4 H Exhibits Unfrosted Cakes At State Fair
A large list of 4-H exhibitors and their Blue Red and White ribbons appears for plain unfrosted cakes. Participants include Lynda Folkers Jo Ann Delay Janet Postel Ruth Postel Beverly Behrends Carole Grassfield and many others across Willing Workers Happy Helpers Corner Chums Ship Ahoy Morley 3M Sunshine Girls Prairie Hill and Wapsie Wanderers. The state fair is referenced throughout with multiple club names and participant pairings.
State Fair 4H Club Entries Listing Named Groups
A lengthy OCR style list records multiple 4H club names and participants such as Wise Owls Happy Hustlers Be Natural and Wapsie Wanderers with several members including Katherine Wacker Judy Ingwersen and Carolee Benhart. Some entries note colors blue red white and state fair participation. The document also mentions an expense account for Katherine Wacker and several other names with varying statuses not placed or not stated.
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Katherine Wacker
Wise Owls
Judy‘ Ingwersen
Carolee Benhart
Special Features Table Setting at State Fair Lineup
List of 20 4 H club teams and color themed entries including Morley 3M Owls Purple? Jackson Wise Owls Greenfield Good Luck Oxford Livewire Lassies Cass Corner Chums Lovell Happy Helpers Oxford Happy Hustlers Scotch Grove Sunshine Girls Fairview Farmerettes Wyoming 49ers Hale Wapsie Wanderers Prairie Hill Be Natural Clay Busy Bees Wyoming Polly Pigtails Madison Jolly Jones Wayne Willing Workers Madison Merry Maids Castle Grove Fortune Finders Prairie Pals with colors blue white red and references to state fair participation.
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Shirley Hanken
Wise Owls
Connie Sievers
Judy Berner
Happy Hustlers
Mary Wacek
Polly Pigtails
Sharon Brodersen
Hale Wapsie Wanderers
Bonita Larkey
Livewire Lassies
Judith Hodgden
Eileen Parks
Greenfield Good Luck
Elaine Nielsen
Patsy Cotler
Peggy Levsen
Carolyn Fifield
Marilyn Hoppe
Morley 3M
Jane Holmes
Wapsie Wanderers
Sharon Schneiter
Happy Helpers
Rosalie Dusanek
Carla Folkers
Judith Black
Fern Blume
Janice Schneider
Mary Manternach
Mary Ann Buol
Mary Ellen Reid
Busy Bees
Ruth Ann Heiken
Sunshine Girls
Beverly Behrends
Alice Goodken
Prairie Hill
Betty Pillard
Catherine Morning
Coleen Hay
Fairview Farmerettes
Rose Ann Larkey
Alice Larkey
Loyce Vaeck
Dianne Woolison
Dorothy Freese
Willing Workers
Marilyn Folkers
Betty Stears
Merry Maids
Mary Holmes
Delores French
Jolly Jones
Nancy Mershon
Livewire
Carol Coleman
Garnet Hansen
Bonnie Benhart
Live Wire Lassies
Joyce Bicknese
Margaret Shumaker
Morley
Anita Streets
Greenfield
Phyllis Kahler
Susan Peet
Diane Rutenbeck
Janice Weseman
Glenda Guhl
Sandra Ballou
Carol Cruise
Carol Taylor
Jean Vrooman
Sue Wright
Glatha Guhl
Carol Greenawald
Verna Merritt
Margaret Fleming
Grace’ Kromminga
Martina Lawrence
Prairie Pals
Freda Kromminga
Natral
Judy McDonald
Sheila Pillard
Corner Chums
Mary Joy Ledvina
Sandra Eichhorn
Rosalee Dusanek
Connie Holub
Barbara Holub
Bonita Finkenbinder
Judy Schneider
Sharon Eilers
Luciel Blohm
Prairie Hill Be Natural
Judy Shankland
Joyce Vacek
Janice Toenjes
Alice Butterfield
Carmen Robertson
Arlette Oster
DeLores Strong
Judy Wolfe
Ship Ahoy
Good Luck
Judy Poppe
Fortune Finders
Sharon Martinsen
Bonita Budl
Evonne Reth
Bercius Bickford
Verla Mae Stampe
Janice Soppe
Betty Humpal
Joann Vacek
Judy Ingwersen
Carol Murray
Kathleen Davis
Jolly Janes
Marilee Brunscheen
Donna Woods
Phyllis Woods
Sally Catlett
Jeri Catlett
Janice Catlett
Carolee
Benhart
Happy
Hustlers
Ardia Meeks
Sandra Schoop
Barbara Tobiason
Shirley Hoult
Fairview
Farmerettes
Mary Jane Soper
Barbara McCreight
Vonnie Benischek
Joan Vacek
Darnene Steffens
Barbara Benhart
Carolee Benhart
Caryl Taylor
Marjorie Tjaden
Georgia Kost
Andria Meeks
Katherine Wacker
Sharon’ Zimmerman
Verla ‘Mae Stampe
Caryl Fay Taylor
Laura Goodken
Be Natural
Karen Edwards
Polly
Janet Zimmerman
Susan Ballou
Laura Goedken
Marilyn Holub
Alice Goedken
Chester Cross
Jackson Beavers
Jean Pillard
Betty Pilard
Sharon Mayberry
Carol Vacek
Mary Vacek
Mary and Jane Holmes
Jolly
Janes
Margaret Davis
Olin Ship Ahoy
Jackson Wise Owls
Oxford Livewire Lassies
Cass Corner Chums
Lovell Happy Helpers
Oxford Happy Hustlers
Scotch Grove Sunshine Girls
Wyoming 49’Ers
Clay Busy Bees
Wyoming Polly Pigtails
Madison Jolly Jones
Wayne Willing Workers
Madison Merry Maids
Castle Grove Fortune
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Minn
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Bedford
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C. Hein
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H. C. Jester
R. Grant
Bootsie Dust
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Wayne
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Beloit
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Lancaster
Bertha Keith
Hel Guy
Rodney Rice
Oxford
San Juan
J. F
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R. Rice
King Rhodes
Linville
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Towa
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Joe
Bowman—Cattle Co
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Monticello, Lowa
Maquoketa, Iowa
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H. Arnold
Ian
Niall Seate
Harley Hawker
Farm Bureau
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Janet Postel
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Carole Grassfield
Janet Hartwig
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St. Joseph’s Parish
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